A Safer Future

Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309045469
eISBN Pdf: 9780309597753
Lugar de publicación: Estados Unidos
Año de publicación digital: 1991
Mes: Enero
Páginas: 85
Idioma: Ingles

Descripción

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally.

The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.

A Safer Future
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Executive Summary
Chapter 1—The U.S. Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
- A NEW APPROACH TO DISASTER REDUCTION
- A FRAMEWORK FOR HAZARD REDUCTION
Chapter 2—Hazard and Risk Assessments
Chapter 3—Awareness and Education
Chapter 4—Mitigation
Chapter 5—Preparedness for Emergency Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction
Chapter 6—Prediction and Warning
- PREDICTION
- WARNING
Chapter 7—Learning from Disasters
Chapter 8—U.S. Participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
- BROAD-BASED U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE IDNDR
- DEVELOPING NATIONAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
- A NORTH AMERICAN PROGRAM
Chapter 9—Organization of the U.S. Decade
Appendix—Hazard Reduction Checklist
Suggested Readings